
COVID-19 Compassion Relief Fund established
Mar 24, 2020
Grand Island Indpendent
The Heartland United Way and the Greater Grand Island Community…

By Jeff Bahr
jeff.bahr@theindependent.com Dec 12, 2019
Devon Vancura isn’t really a Cadillac kind of guy. He’s more of a pickup person, which is…

Families able to collect Christmas gifts for children at annual Toys for Tots distribution
Families were able to have their Christmas made a little…

Volunteers are needed to train hotel and motel staff members on how to recognize signs of human trafficking and the proper way to respond.
The…

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - May is Foster Care Awareness Month, in according to data nearly 8,000 children were removed from their homes and placed…

Utah FFA students reach out to help Nebraska disaster victims
By Robert Pore
robert.pore@theindependent.com Apr 3, 2019
The outpouring of…

1-R students raise money to help families impacted by the natural disaster
By Robert Pore
robert.pore@theindependent.com Apr 3, 2019 Updated 6 min…

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - As much of the flood waters subside in areas, many Nebraskans are uniting to help those recovering from the devastation.…

United Way donors’ $1.36M impacting thousandsBy Julie Blum
julie.blum@theindependent.com Mar 21, 2019 Updated Mar 22, 2019
Set to the theme of “…

By Jeff Bahrjeff.bahr@theindependent.com
Donations and participants in Go Big Give have increased markedly over the giving event’s…

Heartland United Way has organized an effort to help Central Nebraskans who are not collecting their salaries because of the partial government…

Thousands of children will have presents to unwrap thanks to the annual Toys for Tots program.
Tables full of toys, stuffed animals, games and books…